Pencil-holder.



G. W. PAULUS. PENCIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.4. I9I6.

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G. W. PAULUS.

PENCIL HOLDER.

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GEORGE W. PAULUs, 0F GRAND RAPIDS, WISCONSIN.

PENCIL-Homann.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.' v

.Be it known that I, GEORGE PAULUS, a citizen ofthe vUnited States,`anda resident of Grand Rapids, in the county of l/Vood and,v State ofWVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPencil-Holders, of which rthe-following is a specification.

My invention relates to holders for pencils, although adapted for useLwith penholders, brushes, erasers, or other articles, and the main objectis to provide such holders and means for securing the same inconvenient positions for instant use,.as upon the backs of tablets,`uponschool blank books, upon memorandum books, note book covers, etc., andin some forms may be used on thelat portions of covers, on desks, on awall, or in any other convenient and suitable place. y Y

'The holder itself is formed of tin, iron, brass, steel, or other-stiffmaterial and serves to protect the point of a pencil orpen,'as

` Well as for the purpose above stated.

Various methods of securing the holder in place may belemployed, severalof such being illustrated, and theV holder may also be made to serve asa lock for the covers of a book. p z

My invention is fully described inthe following specification, of whichVthe accompanying drawings form a part, in Ywhich like characters'referto; like parts in each of the views, and in which 5- Figure 1 is a sideview'of a note book,

tablet, or pad, provided with one form of,

my holder, partly broken away;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged .section taken on the line 2,-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing a modification;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of a modied form of holder held upon theflat sur- Y i face of a book, tablet, or` pad,

Fig. 5 is van enlarged section taken on the line 5--5 ofV Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side view of a book the covers of which are heldtogether by another form of holder;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectiontaken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a View similar to Fig. 6, but

showing another form of locking holder; j

and

Fi line 9--9 kof Fig. 8.

l kSpecification of Letters Patent. Application Vfiled April-1, 1916-. Ys'eriai-No. easier.

g. 9 is an enlarged section taken on the Patented May 22", 1917'.

In the different forms Villustrated and about to be described, there aretwo features common to all, the opensided cylindrical member 15 and thebead 16 which serves the dual purpose Vof a means for ysecuring themember 15 in place and of stiffening the de Vvice as a whole;

In the form shown `in Figs. V1 and 2, the sheetmetal or other stiii"material forming they member 15`and bead 16 is'continued to kform aflatmember 17 having slots 18'tlierein. InV securing thisvr formk to theback'or cover, whicheverit may be, 19, of a pad, tablet, or book, astrip 20 of paper or fabric is employed, a part thereof being pasted tothe surface of the back 19, preferably as shownV at 21 tothe 'rearsurface of the said f back, the" strip 20 being-then looped within thebead 16, as shownV at 22, and locked therein by means of a member 23 ofwood, wire, twine, etc., after which the strip'20 is cut tov form twotongues 24 which are passed outwardly through the slots 18, the member25 and tongues 24'bein'g then pasted to the back or-cover' 19, thusholding the pencil holder in place at the edge of the back or cover.'VWith respect to the bead 16 it `will be noted that ina'll forms inwhich a hard ller-1ne1nber` 23 is used the openV side of the bead is ofmaterially less width than the diameterfof the bead, thereby preventinglateral withdrawal of the strip 20 and said strip and fillerlongitudinally of the `filler 23, and I may compress the bead at Ydesired points to prevent withdrawal of the bead,fthis not requiringillustration as it is merely an eXpedient.

In the form shown' in vFigthe member 17 is not used'nor provided, theedge of the back Vor cover 19 being passed within the bead 16 and lockedby the filler 23 against lateral removal. n

The form shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is adapted .for use on flat surfaces,whereas the preceding forms were all at the edges of the back or cover19, this form providing` a supplemental cylindrical member 15a wherebytwo pencils may be held instead of but one, and this form is held inplace by means of a strip 34 looped within the beadf16, and

held therein by means of the ller 23, and then pasted tothe back orcover 19.

The holder shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is iden-v tical with the one shown inFigs. Vlfand 2,

but I form a lock therewith for the covers 19 and 19a by pasting a strip35 on the cover 19L and extending` well beyond the edge of said cover toform a tongue 36, the portions cut from the ends of said tongue. beingbent inwardly of the cover 19a to form holding flaps 37. In this form,upon closing a book, the tongue 36 is passed Within the Cylindricalmember 15 and, When the pencil 38 is forced longitudinally through saidmember 15 With its point foremost, the tongue 36 is locked within saidmember 15 against removal, this strip 35 and tongue 3G being` of paperor fabric ofI sufficient strength and pliability to serve as stated.

In all of the forms so far described, the bead 16 was formed at the openside of the cylindrical member 15 and served, with the edge of the sheetforming said member 15, to form the opening into said cylindricalmember, but in the form shown in Figs. 8 and 9 I form the bead on theopposite side of the metal forming the cylindrical member 15, as shownat 39, Fig. 9, and I lock the edge of the cover 19 Within the bead bymeansl of a filler in the manner described with reference to Fig. 3. Inthis form, the cover 191 has a paper or fabric strip 40 .pasted to bothsides thereof and projecting beyond the edge thereof to form a loop 41adjacent one end of the cylindrical member 15, the pencil 38 passingthrough both the member 15 and the loop 41 locking the covers 19 and 19atogether.

W'hile my invention is designed primarily for use With pads, tablets,and books, I obviously do not limit myself to such uses, the

form shown in Figs. 4 and 5 being particu-4 larly adaptable to any flatsurface, such as a desk, a Wall, or any equivalent, but I do intend toemploy the cylindrical member 15, bead 18, and filler 23, in all forms,regardless of the exact shape of either, or of the material of whichthey are composed.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described, comprising a split cylindricalmember, adapted to receive a pencil, having a split bead at one of itslateral edges, and means within Said bead for secming said device to aback or cover.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a split cylindricalmember, adapted to receive a pencil, having a split bead at one of itslateral edges, and a filler within said bead for securing said device toa back or cover.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a split cylindricalmember, adapted to receive a pencil, having a split bead at one of itslateral edges, a flexible strip looped within said bead and pasted to abook or cover, and a liller Within said bead preventing the removal. ofsaid strip.

4. A device of' the class described, comprising a split cylindricalmember, adapted to receive a pencil, having a split bead at one of itslateral edges, means Within said bead for securing said device to onecover ol' a book, and means secured to the other cover of said bookengaged by said pencil to lock said covers in closed position.

GEORGE 1V. PAULUS. llitnesses E. VVrrziG, ERNEST ANDERSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

